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Vincent P O'Hara Trent Hone

Fighting in the Dark

Naval Combat at Night, 1904 1945

Vincent P O'Hara,  Trent Hone

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English
Seaforth Publishing
01 August 2023
History; Naval forces & warfare
Fighting in the Dark is a new book about naval combat at night; the title also, however, signifies the overarching theme of the book, of moving from dark to light: in short, the process of mastering technological change during war. The authors start with the proposition that it is hard to hit an invisible target, particularly one in motion. In the nineteenth century, when ships relied upon visual signalling and vessels beyond hailing range were deaf and mute in the dark, night battles at sea were rare and largely accidental. Three inventions changed this: the torpedo, the searchlight, and the radio. These inventions at the end of the nineteenth and start of the twentieth centuries transformed naval warfare by making combat in the dark feasible and in some cases, desirable. The process by which navies used the dark and adapted it into a medium for effective combat was long and difficult, more so for some than others. This book is about that process and about how Russian, British, German, Italian, Japanese and US navies confronted the specific new challenges and adapted to unfamiliar situations and emerging technologies. Fighting in the Dark consists of chapters written by a group of highly respected naval historians, and the book's approach illuminates how different navies and cultures approached common problems. The fierce night-time battles that are described serve as a metaphor for the larger issues and the reader is led along a fascinating journey of naval warfare from the Russo-Japanese War, through WWI, to the Second World War, and from the Pacific to the English Channel.

AUTHORS: Vincent P O'Hara is a naval historian and the author seven major works, most recently Six Victories: North Africa, Malta and the Mediterranean Convoys, co-author of three, and the editor of two others. He is an experienced project manager and led the editorial team for this work.

Trent Hone is an independent naval historian and management consultant. He is the author of Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the US Navy, 1898–1945 as well as numerous articles on the development of doctrine, tactics, and organizational learning.

26 b/w illustrations, 20 maps
By:   ,
Imprint:   Seaforth Publishing
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9781399030519
ISBN 10:   1399030515
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

VINCENT P O'HARA is a naval historian and the author seven major works, most recently Six Victories: North Africa, Malta and the Mediterranean Convoys, co-author of three, and the editor of two others. He is an experienced project manager and led the editorial team for this work. TRENT HONE is an independent naval historian and management consultant. He is the author of Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the US Navy, 1898-1945 as well as numerous articles on the development of doctrine, tactics, and organizational learning. That editorial team was augmented by: STEPHEN MCLAUGHLIN, LEONARD HEINZ, JAMES GOLDRICK, ENRICO CERNUSCHI, JONATHAN PARSHALL and MICHAEL WHITBY.

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